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For anyone travelling through Coonabarabran NSW I can recommend a visit to Crystal Kingdom Crystal Kingdom rocks its 50th anniversary - Coonabarabran Times Photo doesn't do justice to the curved mural Petrified wood sample

ZL6362 SYD-PQQ Our last return to Port Macquarie from Sydney was earlier this year was on the XPT & we were both determined not to repeat that experience. Choices are Qantas & Rex - neither offer bargains these days. Rex won out with a flight that gave us a window of just under 4hrs between our...

SQ 401 DEL-SIN (787-1) 12A & 15A & SQ 221SIN-SYD 92A & 93A (A380-800) Breakfast on first flight & dinner & refreshment on the SYD flight. Priority boarding was well organised on both flights. We thought the storage around the seat on the 787 was very ordinary - no spots to put things. I had no...

Delhi Airport A bit over a 5 minute drive and we were at the airport. A much more civilised experience than last year. Still, vast numbers getting around even while it was still dark. We didn’t see any touts hanging around the parking & entry doors offering to help. I had no phone so we thought...

Radison Blu Plaza Delhi Airport I guess the hotel served its purpose. We only had a 5 min drive to the terminal the next morning, the room was fairly quiet, we ate in the restaurant and the staff were generally efficient. You are greeted by security checks under the car as you arrive & bags are...

More of Neemrana Fort Palace Some people are doing well out of the attraction And then there are the real workers

Neemrana Fort Palace

Chand Baori stepwell Very difficult to capture the enormity Constant noise

Patan to Delhi Last day on the road and a few unexpected highlights. We were travelling in a different season so the vast expanses of millet was new to us. Again, the road surface varied from great to ordinary, space was at a premium, and we shared the roads from modern conveyance to old. We...

More of Around Patan A part of the old town wall

Around Patan Patan is a town of around 7000 people in the Indian state of Rajasthan. In the 12th century, it became the centre of a minor state called Tanwarawati or Torawati (after Tanwar/Tomar the clan name) ruled by the Tomara clan. The chief of the clan is the Rao of Patan, and he is...

More Patan Mahal The gatekeeper charmed Mrs RB with these flowers when we left

Khandela to Patan Only around 60km through farmland and a constant flow of villages. Patan Mahal Nestled in a valley formed by 3 hills, Patan Mahal rises in the distance at the end of the city. The palace is well-located with an unhindered birds-eye view of the 13th century ancestral fort and...

Around Khandela Not a lot to be seen around town and we drove to the Chhatris & the Dargah Hazrat Shahbad Ali mosque and a temple on the outskirts. We saw some weaver birds nests and some sheep that were struggling in the heat. There were very narrow streets even by Indian village standards & we...

More of Castle Khandela Massive maintenance required on these buildings The medical facility

Castle Khandela Just a 1 night stay & a very leisurely day. Again, after a welcome with a beautiful necklace of marigolds, we were offered a choice of rooms - a downstairs heritage room or up to a “deluxe” room - deluxe won out. We were the only guests & treated well by all staff - English...

The noisy parade at Khandela The music machine!

Alsisar to Khandela Only about 100km journey today. Khandela is another city with a rich history, being over 2,000 yrs old. Raja Raisal from the Shekhawat clan of Rajputs established his rule of the region Shekhawati with Khandela as its capital from 1538 – 1615 AD. The city is surrounded by the...

Again we were impressed by the knowledge that Magan & Chandra had-detailed explanations of the paintings Another excellent cup of tea-a very hot & humid day so we sat in the air conditioned car & drank it

Around Alsisar I thought that this was better than what I could write "In the multi-hued land of Rajasthan a spectacular world of fascinating hand-painted Havelis (mansions), the entire town painted with legendary stories, Shekhawati embraces the semi-arid village of Alsisar within itself...